Table 1 Interview guide (sections and sample items) for in-depth interviews among N = 37 Black sexual minority men in Tshwane (Pretoria), South Africa (March–September 2016)
From: The social and sexual lives of Black sexual minority men 30 years of age and older in South Africa
Background information | |
Sociodemographics (e.g., age, living situation, education, employment, income, family) | |
Sexual and Gender Identity | |
How do you identify yourself in terms of your sexuality, attraction | |
Do you feel that perceptions of MSM have changed over time | |
Concerns | |
What specific concerns do you have in your life as a man who has sex with men (probe for health-related concerns, including perception of risk of HIV infection)? | |
What do you do to address these concerns (probe for safer sex practices and HIV testing, if mentioned)? | |
Links to Other SMM and the Community | |
How are you linked to other gay men? | |
Are you linked to MSM/LGBT organizations – in what way? | |
Community | |
How would you define your community/ies? | |
How do you describe your relationship to your community/ies? | |
Constitution | |
Are you aware of what the South African constitution says about same-sex sexuality? | |
Did that change make an impact on your life? | |
Healthcare | |
What do you see as facilitators/barriers for accessing/utilizing healthcare? | |
Discrimination | |
Have you had experiences with discrimination/stigma/social pressure? | |
Participation in Research | |
What is your experience with research studies like these? | |
What do you see as facilitators/barriers for participating in research studies like these? | |
Conclusion | |
Other information that you want to share? |